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Does SAP SE support Israel?
Yes — SAP SE has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Tech companies · Companies that support Israel
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations in Israel | 1998 | — | SAP Labs Israel (Ra'anana and Tel Aviv) SAP has operated R&D centers in Israel since 1998; SAP Labs Israel employs roughly 1,000 people across Ra'anana and Tel Aviv working on the SAP Business Technology Platform, deep learning and computer vision. In 2017 SAP moved into a new NIS 240 million (~$67 million) Israeli headquarters building in Ra'anana. | |
| Acquisition | 2001 | $400,000,000 | TopTier Software (Israel) Acquired Israeli enterprise-portal company TopTier Software, founded by Shai Agassi, for about $400 million — SAP's first major Israeli acquisition. Agassi went on to head a new SAP subsidiary and later joined SAP's executive board. | |
| Acquisition | 2017-09 | $350,000,000 | Gigya (Israel) Acquired Israeli customer identity and access management company Gigya for $350 million in cash; Gigya's roughly 100-person Tel Aviv operation was folded into SAP's Hybris customer-engagement unit and later into SAP's Israeli R&D center. | |
| Acquisition | 2024-09 | $1,500,000,000 | WalkMe Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel) Completed the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based digital adoption platform company WalkMe for about $1.5 billion in cash ($14.00 per share), announced June 2024 and closed 12 September 2024 — one of the largest-ever purchases of an Israeli software company. | |
| Public statement | 2023-10-22 | — | State of Israel SAP was among 106 German companies that signed a full-page 'Never again is now' advertisement in German Sunday newspapers condemning Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel and speaking out against antisemitism. | |
| Donation | 2023-11 | — | Magen David Adom; Alon and Ella Association After October 7, SAP committed €250,000 in donations to Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service and the Alon and Ella Association, which supports families from Gaza-border communities. | |
| Employee support | 2023-11 | — | SAP Israel employees in combat zones SAP announced wartime cash grants to Israeli employees: NIS 6,500 (~$1,619) per family member for employees evacuated from communities near the Gaza Strip or Lebanese border, and NIS 2,600 per family member for non-evacuated employees living within 40 km of the Gaza border. | |
| In-kind support | 2023-11 | — | Aid organizations, evacuees and IDF soldiers SAP Israel together with the SAP workers' union purchased agricultural produce worth hundreds of thousands of shekels directly from farmers in Gaza-border communities and donated it to aid associations and NGOs assisting evacuees, as well as to IDF soldiers. Attributed to SAP's Israeli unit and its employee union, not a headquarters cash donation. |
Frequently asked questions
Did SAP SE donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but SAP SE has documented support of other kinds (Operations in Israel, Acquisition, Public statement, Donation, Employee support, In-kind support). See the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 13 distinct sources are cited for SAP SE. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-21
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- Dun's 100 — SAP Israel R&D Center duns100.co.il
- Globes globes.co.il
- Britannica Money — Shai Agassi britannica.com
- Globes en.globes.co.il
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- SAP (official press release, via PR Newswire) prnewswire.com
- SAP News Center (official) news.sap.com
- Globes en.globes.co.il
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- Globes en.globes.co.il